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Joseph J. Ellis - American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson

Joseph J. Ellis - American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson

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Thomas Jefferson: The Intriguing Man From Monticello

by Bryan_Carey Bryan_Carey is a Top Reviewer on Epinions in Books, Epinions Most Popular Authors - Top 10, Oct 29 '01
Pros: Good quotes; little known facts are told
Cons: No coverage of the election of 1800 or of Jefferson's boyhood.
The policy of American government is to leave their citizens free, neither restraining nor aiding them in their pursuits", Thomas Jefferson

Presidential biographies are always fun and informative to read. They give the reader an...
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We Hold These Truths to Be Mysterious

by shadowbox , Jul 27 '01
Pros: Joseph Ellis
Cons: Aaron Burr
The last decade or so has been a rough one for Thomas Jefferson. The 1995 Merchant-Ivory film, Jefferson in Paris, resuscitated the Sally Hemings scandal, presenting the story as historical truth in a film that bore all of its filmmakers’...
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The Everyman Uncovered

by redsox75 , Jul 08 '00
Pros: Excellent analysis and research
Cons: More detail than some may care to know
Thomas Jefferson has become all things to all people. This seems appropriate as Jefferson was often fighting an internal struggle between his idealistic vision of man’s relationship with his government and the reality of putting those ideas into ...
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Wonderful account of a little understood President

by shellm , Jan 24 '00
Pros: In depth analysis of Thomas Jefferson
Cons: Might be too advanced writing for some
The author examines Jefferson in as objective a manner as any historian can, through his writings. Much time and insight is used for understanding the basic workings of the man's mind and soul that lead him to his current standing in American...
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